Luke 18:15:6Luke.18.15.W6TAB
βρέφη
brephê
“infants”
- Transliteration
- BRE-phê
- Extended
- breh-PHEH
- IPA
- /ˈbre.pʰɛː/
Meaning by language
- English
- infants
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Alphabet Analysis
| Beta | v — as in victory | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Phi | ph — as in phone (f) | |
| Eta | i — as in machine |
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The word
Word in context
- word
BRE-phê
- sentence
pro-SE-phe-ron de au-TOI KAI ta BRE-phê HI-na au-TÔN HAP-tē-tai i-DON-tes de hoi ma-thê-TAI e-pe-TI-mon au-TOIS
Exegesis
The dative pronoun autō {αὐτῷ | au-tō} indicates the indirect object, the One to whom the infants are being brought, while kai {καὶ | kaí} coordinates the direct object phrase ta brephē {τὰ βρέφη | tà bre-phē} ‘the infants’, implying that in addition to others, even infants are included.
Root and etymology
brephosbeta–rho–epsilon–phi–omicron–sigma
“infant, newborn”
In context — Luke 18:15
But they were also bringing the infants to Him so that He might touch them. When the disciples saw this, they were rebuking them.
About this coordinate
Luke 18:15:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Luke 18:15, so the Greek word βρέφη (brephê) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Luke.18.15.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.18.15.W6.S1) and character.